Mother Jones "Grand Old Champion of Labor"
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pseudoprime
N 39° 01.607 W 076° 57.875
18S E 329940 N 4321584
This marker along Riggs Road celebrates labor leader "Mother" Jones, who died on a nearby farm.
Waymark Code: WMC4EP
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2011
Views: 19
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, the legendary labor organizer, spent a lifetime fighting for unions and the rights of workers. She died at the Burgess Farm near here on November 30, 1930, aged 100 years.
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County (required): Prince George's County
Location (required): Side of Riggs Rd.
More info about the site/marker (optional):
According to Wikipedia, "Mother" Jones inflated her age by 7 years and was actually 93 when she died.
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